She had been so eager to get out of here. She'd just wanted to be free. Now the key was lying on the floor and she was absolutely not leaving, not for anywhere with a down comforter or mattress. Not for warmth.
Cold was what she deserved right now and that aside, she wouldn't risk anyone seeing her, with him, like this.
She followed along, laughing suddenly, not even sure why.
"Tell me something horrible you've done," she said. "Something really bad. Kicking puppies or, I don't know, blinding an old woman."
A reminder, this time. She felt like she needed to remind herself of all that, of who he was. She was going forward with this, but not with the nice widower he'd pretended to be. With the real, honest to goodness creature he was.
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Date: 2013-05-15 04:24 pm (UTC)Cold was what she deserved right now and that aside, she wouldn't risk anyone seeing her, with him, like this.
She followed along, laughing suddenly, not even sure why.
"Tell me something horrible you've done," she said. "Something really bad. Kicking puppies or, I don't know, blinding an old woman."
A reminder, this time. She felt like she needed to remind herself of all that, of who he was. She was going forward with this, but not with the nice widower he'd pretended to be. With the real, honest to goodness creature he was.